Complete vs. Incomplete Spine Injuries in Richmond

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Types of Spinal Cord Injuries

Complete spinal cord injuries include
paraplegia and
quadriplegia. Incomplete spinal cord injuries are less severe. In the event of any
spinal cord injury, swelling around the area of the injury might affect
areas that weren’t directly injured. Recovery of function in these
areas can return at any time between three days to eighteen months. While
these injuries are not as severe as complete spinal injuries, they are
still life altering and can be emotionally devastating for the victim
and the family members involved.

Some of the more common incomplete spinal cord injuries are:

Anterior cord syndrome – Damage that occurs to the anterior section of the spinal cord
can result in loss of movement and sensory perception, although there
have been cases where sensations that travel along pathways that are still
intact can still be felt. Only 10 to 15% of anterior cord syndrome victims
demonstrate any functional improvement over time.

Brown-Sequard Syndrome – An injury to the right or left side of the spinal cord causes
a loss of movement and sensation on the side of the injury. On the side
opposite the injury, temperature and pain sensation are lost due to the
crossing of these pathways in the spinal cord. Although spinal trauma
or tumors are the most prevalent causes of Brown-Sequard Syndrome, other
possible causes include meningitis, tuberculosis, and multiple sclerosis.

Central cord syndrome – Damage to the cervical area of the spinal cord can adversely affect
the function of the corticospinal tract. Victims experience weakness or
paralysis in the arms and legs, combined with some loss of sensory perception.
Some recovery is possible in central cord syndrome, depending on the age
of the victim. Patients under the age of 50 have a 97% rate of becoming
ambulatory, but past the age of 50 the recovery rate drops dramatically
down to 17%.

Individual nerve cell injuries – Spinal trauma can result in a damaged nerve cell or nerve cluster.
This causes impaired movement or a loss of sensation in its corresponding
muscle group. For instance, damage to a nerve cell in L Category vertebrae
can cause paralysis or weakness in one or both legs. Symptoms can vary
from patient to patient. Individual nerve cell injury is the most common
cause of monoplegia, which is when only one limb is affected, or hemiplegia,
which affects one side of the body and not the other.

Spinal contusions – When the spinal cord is bruised but not fractured or severed,
the effects can still be debilitating. Bruises to the spine can temporarily
or permanently affect movement and sensation due to bleeding and inflammation
of the damaged area. Tissue swelling in the event of spinal trauma can
inhibit normal nerve pathway function. A temporary immobility of the spinal
cord in the case of spinal contusions normally lasts for one or two days,
but contusions can cause long-term or permanent impairment.

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